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Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 11.6% (1,530) | 12.3% (835) | 10.9% (695) |
| Finance and insurance | 10.3% (1,361) | 8.6% (585) | 12.1% (776) |
| Health care | 9.8% (1,295) | 3.3% (224) | 16.7% (1,071) |
| Educational services | 8.9% (1,175) | 5.1% (346) | 13.0% (829) |
| Construction | 7.0% (927) | 11.9% (809) | 1.8% (118) |
| Public administration | 3.9% (512) | 4.8% (326) | 2.9% (186) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.7% (483) | 5.3% (361) | 1.9% (122) |
| Computer and electronic products | 3.0% (403) | 4.2% (287) | 1.8% (116) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.9% (388) | 2.6% (177) | 3.3% (211) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.4% (317) | 3.9% (266) | 0.8% (51) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.0% (269) | 3.2% (218) | 0.8% (51) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.0% (266) | 2.0% (137) | 2.0% (129) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.0% (265) | 2.0% (137) | 2.0% (128) |
| Social assistance | 1.8% (238) | 0.2% (13) | 3.5% (225) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.7% (223) | 2.1% (142) | 1.3% (81) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.7% (223) | 1.5% (103) | 1.9% (120) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.5% (197) | 0.9% (58) | 2.2% (139) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.1% (149) | 0.7% (48) | 1.6% (101) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.1% (141) | 1.2% (80) | 1.0% (61) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (136) | 1.1% (72) | 1.0% (64) |
| Machinery | 1.0% (132) | 1.5% (101) | 0.5% (31) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.0% (129) | 1.5% (101) | 0.4% (28) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.9% (120) | 1.5% (101) | 0.3% (19) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.9% (118) | 0.7% (49) | 1.1% (69) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.9% (116) | 0.6% (44) | 1.1% (72) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.9% (113) | 1.0% (68) | 0.7% (45) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.8% (110) | 0.6% (44) | 1.0% (66) |
| Food | 0.7% (99) | 0.7% (50) | 0.8% (49) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.7% (98) | 1.3% (88) | 0.2% (10) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.7% (93) | 0.7% (50) | 0.7% (43) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (87) | 0.9% (62) | 0.4% (25) |
| Truck transportation | 0.6% (80) | 1.1% (73) | 0.1% (7) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.6% (76) | 0.4% (24) | 0.8% (52) |
| Utilities | 0.6% (75) | 1.0% (67) | 0.1% (8) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.6% (74) | 0.3% (21) | 0.8% (53) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.5% (72) | 0.6% (42) | 0.5% (30) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (63) | 0.5% (35) | 0.4% (28) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.5% (63) | 0.5% (31) | 0.5% (32) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (62) | 0.3% (22) | 0.6% (40) |
| Chemicals | 0.4% (59) | 0.4% (30) | 0.5% (29) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (56) | 0.4% (29) | 0.4% (27) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.4% (52) | 0.4% (27) | 0.4% (25) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (47) | 0.4% (27) | 0.3% (20) |
| Air transportation | 0.3% (44) | 0.2% (15) | 0.5% (29) |
| Retail florists | 0.3% (44) | 0.2% (16) | 0.4% (28) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.3% (43) | 0.3% (21) | 0.3% (22) |
| Private households | 0.3% (42) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (42) |
| Rail transportation | 0.3% (42) | 0.5% (31) | 0.2% (11) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (38) | 0.6% (38) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.3% (37) | 0.4% (30) | 0.1% (7) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (37) | 0.4% (24) | 0.2% (13) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (36) | 0.3% (18) | 0.3% (18) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (33) | 0.3% (19) | 0.2% (14) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.2% (31) | 0.5% (31) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (26) | 0.1% (8) | 0.3% (18) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (26) | 0.4% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (25) | 0.3% (18) | 0.1% (7) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (21) | 0.2% (14) | 0.1% (7) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.1% (19) | 0.2% (14) | 0.1% (5) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (18) | 0.1% (8) | 0.2% (10) |
| Paper | 0.1% (17) | 0.1% (5) | 0.2% (12) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.1% (16) | 0.2% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.1% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (15) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.1% (15) | 0.2% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (13) | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (6) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.1% (8) | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Most common occupations (%)
Most common occupations for males (%)
Most common occupations for females (%)
Most common occupations |
|---|
Occupation | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 5.3% (704) | 5.6% (383) | 5.0% (321) |
| Computer specialists | 4.9% (642) | 6.5% (445) | 3.1% (197) |
| Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing | 4.4% (586) | 5.2% (352) | 3.7% (234) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 4.4% (585) | 1.5% (101) | 7.6% (484) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 3.9% (519) | 0.1% (6) | 8.0% (513) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 3.8% (506) | 4.7% (319) | 2.9% (187) |
| Accountants and auditors | 3.5% (462) | 3.6% (245) | 3.4% (217) |
| Business operations specialists | 3.1% (405) | 2.8% (189) | 3.4% (216) |
| Registered nurses | 2.7% (363) | 0.3% (19) | 5.4% (344) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 2.6% (344) | 1.0% (71) | 4.3% (273) |
| Engineers | 2.5% (328) | 4.3% (294) | 0.5% (34) |
| Top executives | 2.3% (306) | 3.3% (228) | 1.2% (78) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 2.1% (277) | 1.9% (128) | 2.3% (149) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 2.0% (269) | 3.6% (247) | 0.3% (22) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 2.0% (263) | 0.7% (48) | 3.4% (215) |
| Operations specialties managers except financial managers | 1.9% (255) | 3.0% (204) | 0.8% (51) |
| Financial managers | 1.8% (239) | 2.2% (151) | 1.4% (88) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 1.8% (233) | 0.5% (36) | 3.1% (197) |
| Customer service representatives | 1.7% (228) | 1.0% (65) | 2.5% (163) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 1.7% (226) | 0.8% (52) | 2.7% (174) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 1.7% (223) | 1.6% (111) | 1.7% (112) |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 1.7% (219) | 3.0% (206) | 0.2% (13) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 1.6% (208) | 2.3% (154) | 0.8% (54) |
| Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers | 1.5% (194) | 1.2% (84) | 1.7% (110) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1.3% (172) | 2.5% (172) | 0.0% (0) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 1.3% (169) | 1.8% (123) | 0.7% (46) |
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 1.2% (163) | 1.4% (96) | 1.0% (67) |
| Cashiers | 1.2% (162) | 0.4% (30) | 2.1% (132) |
| Other financial specialists | 1.2% (159) | 1.3% (87) | 1.1% (72) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1.1% (148) | 0.3% (19) | 2.0% (129) |
| Lawyers | 1.1% (146) | 1.7% (115) | 0.5% (31) |
| Carpenters | 1.1% (144) | 2.1% (144) | 0.0% (0) |
| Postsecondary teachers | 1.1% (141) | 1.1% (73) | 1.1% (68) |
| Child care workers | 1.0% (137) | 0.2% (13) | 1.9% (124) |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | 1.0% (134) | 1.8% (122) | 0.2% (12) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 0.9% (123) | 1.3% (89) | 0.5% (34) |
| Media and communication equipment workers | 0.9% (122) | 1.2% (79) | 0.7% (43) |
| Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 0.9% (120) | 0.3% (23) | 1.5% (97) |
| Other protective service workers including supervisors | 0.9% (118) | 1.0% (65) | 0.8% (53) |
| Supervisors, construction and extraction workers | 0.9% (117) | 1.7% (117) | 0.0% (0) |
| Legal support workers | 0.9% (117) | 0.2% (15) | 1.6% (102) |
| Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists | 0.9% (116) | 0.2% (14) | 1.6% (102) |
| Art and design workers | 0.9% (116) | 0.8% (56) | 0.9% (60) |
| Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians | 0.8% (112) | 1.3% (86) | 0.4% (26) |
| Law enforcement workers including supervisors | 0.8% (108) | 1.3% (90) | 0.3% (18) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 0.8% (103) | 0.2% (12) | 1.4% (91) |
| Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers | 0.8% (103) | 0.2% (12) | 1.4% (91) |
| Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations | 0.7% (93) | 0.6% (43) | 0.8% (50) |
| Personal appearance workers | 0.7% (89) | 0.1% (9) | 1.2% (80) |
| Therapists | 0.6% (83) | 0.5% (35) | 0.7% (48) |
| Secondary school teachers | 0.6% (83) | 0.7% (49) | 0.5% (34) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 0.6% (83) | 0.7% (49) | 0.5% (34) |
| Assemblers and fabricators | 0.6% (73) | 0.5% (31) | 0.7% (42) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 0.5% (72) | 1.1% (72) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 0.5% (67) | 1.0% (67) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors | 0.5% (67) | 1.0% (67) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electricians | 0.5% (64) | 0.9% (58) | 0.1% (6) |
| Architects, surveyors, and cartographers | 0.5% (61) | 0.9% (61) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 0.5% (60) | 0.2% (13) | 0.7% (47) |
| Life and physical scientists | 0.4% (53) | 0.4% (28) | 0.4% (25) |
| Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses | 0.4% (51) | 0.4% (28) | 0.4% (23) |
| Bus drivers | 0.4% (50) | 0.7% (50) | 0.0% (0) |
| Construction laborers | 0.4% (49) | 0.7% (49) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers | 0.4% (49) | 0.7% (49) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social scientists and related workers | 0.3% (46) | 0.3% (22) | 0.4% (24) |
| Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers | 0.3% (44) | 0.4% (30) | 0.2% (14) |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 0.3% (38) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (38) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 0.3% (34) | 0.1% (10) | 0.4% (24) |
| Librarians, curators, and archivists | 0.2% (30) | 0.1% (10) | 0.3% (20) |
| Other transportation workers | 0.2% (29) | 0.4% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
| Air transportation workers | 0.2% (26) | 0.4% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mathematical science occupations | 0.2% (25) | 0.3% (18) | 0.1% (7) |
| Plant and system operators | 0.2% (24) | 0.4% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Physicians and surgeons | 0.2% (20) | 0.2% (13) | 0.1% (7) |
| Special education teachers | 0.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (17) |
| Other construction workers and helpers | 0.1% (15) | 0.2% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants | 0.1% (15) | 0.1% (5) | 0.2% (10) |
| Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand | 0.1% (14) | 0.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers | 0.1% (12) | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers | 0.1% (10) | 0.1% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.1% (10) | 0.1% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing workers | 0.1% (8) | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 20.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.7%
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 1.5% (201) | | Massachusetts: | 2.6% (79,664) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 1.5% (102) | | Massachusetts: | 3.8% (60,355) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 1.6% (99) | | Massachusetts: | 1.3% (19,309) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 1.9% (251) | | Massachusetts: | 2.6% (81,492) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 3.1% (212) | | Massachusetts: | 3.8% (59,408) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 0.6% (39) | | Massachusetts: | 1.5% (22,084) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 2.4% (309) | | Massachusetts: | 4.0% (123,573) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 2.8% (191) | | Massachusetts: | 5.2% (82,623) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 1.9% (118) | | Massachusetts: | 2.7% (40,950) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 9.7% (1,258) | | Massachusetts: | 7.9% (243,691) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 12.3% (837) | | Massachusetts: | 9.7% (153,356) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 6.8% (421) | | Massachusetts: | 6.0% (90,335) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 12.2% (1,576) | | Massachusetts: | 10.0% (311,063) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 14.7% (1,000) | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% (169,987) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 9.4% (576) | | Massachusetts: | 9.3% (141,076) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 21.2% (2,750) | | Massachusetts: | 14.6% (450,583) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 21.1% (1,442) | | Massachusetts: | 15.1% (238,613) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 21.3% (1,308) | | Massachusetts: | 14.0% (211,970) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 14.5% (1,878) | | Massachusetts: | 13.1% (404,289) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 12.0% (816) | | Massachusetts: | 11.4% (179,072) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 17.3% (1,062) | | Massachusetts: | 14.8% (225,217) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 15.2% (1,972) | | Massachusetts: | 13.7% (425,183) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 14.6% (999) | | Massachusetts: | 12.3% (193,345) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 15.8% (973) | | Massachusetts: | 15.3% (231,838) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 6.9% (891) | | Massachusetts: | 7.5% (233,504) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 4.7% (321) | | Massachusetts: | 5.9% (93,596) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 9.3% (570) | | Massachusetts: | 9.2% (139,908) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 3.7% (482) | | Massachusetts: | 7.0% (218,054) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 3.3% (224) | | Massachusetts: | 6.0% (94,812) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 4.2% (258) | | Massachusetts: | 8.1% (123,242) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 2.4% (308) | | Massachusetts: | 2.8% (87,410) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 2.4% (163) | | Massachusetts: | 2.5% (39,120) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 2.4% (145) | | Massachusetts: | 3.2% (48,290) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 1.0% (133) | | Massachusetts: | 1.3% (38,826) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 0.7% (50) | | Massachusetts: | 1.2% (18,526) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 1.3% (83) | | Massachusetts: | 1.3% (20,300) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Wakefield: | 3.4% (443) | | Massachusetts: | 7.2% (223,534) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 2.8% (193) | | Massachusetts: | 6.9% (108,613) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 4.1% (250) | | Massachusetts: | 7.6% (114,921) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Wakefield: | 4.0% (518) | | Massachusetts: | 5.6% (174,513) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Wakefield: | 4.0% (271) | | Massachusetts: | 5.5% (86,122) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Wakefield: | 4.0% (247) | | Massachusetts: | 5.8% (88,391) |
| Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 1.7% (219) | | Massachusetts: | 2.3% (70,820) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 1.6% (205) | | Massachusetts: | 2.2% (67,777) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 3.3% (434) | | Massachusetts: | 3.6% (112,836) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 8.5% (1,105) | | Massachusetts: | 7.8% (241,535) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 9.9% (1,296) | | Massachusetts: | 10.1% (312,368) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 15.2% (1,980) | | Massachusetts: | 14.5% (448,737) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 19.0% (2,470) | | Massachusetts: | 14.9% (463,192) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 14.9% (1,936) | | Massachusetts: | 13.3% (414,200) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 7.3% (946) | | Massachusetts: | 6.7% (209,354) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 5.1% (669) | | Massachusetts: | 5.8% (181,108) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 2.0% (260) | | Massachusetts: | 2.2% (68,937) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Wakefield: | 0.5% (62) | | Massachusetts: | 1.0% (31,956) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Wakefield: | 5.0% (646) | | Massachusetts: | 6.7% (207,296) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Wakefield: | 3.0% (397) | | Massachusetts: | 5.6% (175,217) |
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.6%
Number of people working at home: 409 (3.1% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: -716 (-2.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 2,393 (18.4%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)
Working at home in 2008 - Wakefield
Working at home in 2008 - Massachusetts
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)
Working at home in 2000 - Wakefield
Working at home in 2000 - Massachusetts
Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 3.4% (433) | | Massachusetts: | 2.6% (81,521) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 1.4% (97) | | Massachusetts: | 2.4% (38,067) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 5.6% (336) | | Massachusetts: | 2.8% (43,454) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 9.6% (1,233) | | Massachusetts: | 9.1% (287,805) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 9.3% (635) | | Massachusetts: | 8.2% (132,447) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 10.0% (598) | | Massachusetts: | 10.1% (155,358) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 9.6% (1,227) | | Massachusetts: | 13.1% (413,996) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 8.6% (590) | | Massachusetts: | 11.9% (192,022) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 10.6% (637) | | Massachusetts: | 14.4% (221,974) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 16.1% (2,062) | | Massachusetts: | 13.4% (423,426) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 16.7% (1,141) | | Massachusetts: | 12.8% (206,442) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 15.4% (921) | | Massachusetts: | 14.1% (216,984) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 16.2% (2,077) | | Massachusetts: | 13.5% (427,117) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 14.6% (999) | | Massachusetts: | 12.9% (209,371) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 18.0% (1,078) | | Massachusetts: | 14.1% (217,746) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 6.6% (852) | | Massachusetts: | 5.7% (180,443) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 6.4% (437) | | Massachusetts: | 5.7% (92,436) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 6.9% (415) | | Massachusetts: | 5.7% (88,007) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 12.6% (1,619) | | Massachusetts: | 14.4% (453,702) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 11.9% (809) | | Massachusetts: | 15.0% (243,100) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 13.5% (810) | | Massachusetts: | 13.7% (210,602) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 4.1% (527) | | Massachusetts: | 3.0% (95,605) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 4.5% (306) | | Massachusetts: | 3.2% (52,119) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 3.7% (221) | | Massachusetts: | 2.8% (43,486) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 4.8% (610) | | Massachusetts: | 5.0% (157,702) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 5.5% (378) | | Massachusetts: | 5.3% (85,803) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 3.9% (232) | | Massachusetts: | 4.7% (71,899) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 7.9% (1,019) | | Massachusetts: | 9.6% (303,395) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 10.2% (694) | | Massachusetts: | 10.5% (169,348) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 5.4% (325) | | Massachusetts: | 8.7% (134,047) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 7.2% (926) | | Massachusetts: | 8.1% (254,625) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 8.5% (580) | | Massachusetts: | 9.2% (149,591) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 5.8% (346) | | Massachusetts: | 6.8% (105,034) |
90 or more minutes:
| Wakefield: | 1.8% (234) | | Massachusetts: | 2.5% (80,208) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Wakefield: | 2.3% (155) | | Massachusetts: | 2.9% (46,639) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Wakefield: | 1.3% (79) | | Massachusetts: | 2.2% (33,569) |
| Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 2.7% (353) | | Massachusetts: | 2.7% (85,006) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 9.5% (1,243) | | Massachusetts: | 9.9% (306,086) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 12.8% (1,672) | | Massachusetts: | 13.7% (426,161) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 11.1% (1,449) | | Massachusetts: | 13.7% (423,798) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 15.4% (2,006) | | Massachusetts: | 13.1% (406,831) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 4.5% (588) | | Massachusetts: | 5.5% (171,328) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 14.5% (1,885) | | Massachusetts: | 13.2% (409,733) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 2.2% (289) | | Massachusetts: | 3.1% (96,168) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 5.2% (683) | | Massachusetts: | 4.1% (128,484) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 10.4% (1,360) | | Massachusetts: | 8.9% (275,413) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Wakefield: | 7.2% (943) | | Massachusetts: | 6.5% (201,587) |
90 or more minutes:
| Wakefield: | 1.2% (154) | | Massachusetts: | 2.4% (74,738) |
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Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
| Wakefield: | 4.4% (53) | | Massachusetts: | 22.9% (61,988) |
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| Wakefield: | 63.5% (7,258) | | Massachusetts: | 64.3% (1,757,222) |
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
| Wakefield: | 27.2% (324) | | Massachusetts: | 31.2% (84,505) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| Wakefield: | 22.2% (2,533) | | Massachusetts: | 20.1% (549,880) |
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
| Wakefield: | 29.1% (347) | | Massachusetts: | 19.7% (53,202) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| Wakefield: | 8.9% (1,013) | | Massachusetts: | 8.1% (222,211) |
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
| Wakefield: | 39.3% (468) | | Massachusetts: | 26.2% (71,047) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| Wakefield: | 5.5% (629) | | Massachusetts: | 7.5% (205,278) |
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Wakefield
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Wakefield (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Wakefield (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Massachusetts
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Massachusetts (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Massachusetts (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Wakefield
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Massachusetts
Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
| Wakefield: | 85.7% (11,277) | | Massachusetts: | 72.2% (2,380,507) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Wakefield: | 87.5% (6,078) | | Massachusetts: | 72.4% (1,219,850) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Wakefield: | 83.8% (5,199) | | Massachusetts: | 72.1% (1,160,657) |
Carpooled:
| Wakefield: | 7.5% (980) | | Massachusetts: | 8.2% (269,743) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Wakefield: | 6.4% (448) | | Massachusetts: | 8.4% (141,493) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Wakefield: | 8.6% (532) | | Massachusetts: | 8.0% (128,250) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Wakefield: | 0.9% (122) | | Massachusetts: | 3.1% (102,240) |
Bus or trolley bus - Males:
| Wakefield: | 1.0% (67) | | Massachusetts: | 2.8% (47,219) |
Bus or trolley bus - Females:
| Wakefield: | 0.9% (55) | | Massachusetts: | 3.4% (55,021) |
Subway or elevated:
| Wakefield: | 0.3% (40) | | Massachusetts: | 4.3% (140,975) |
Subway or elevated - Males:
| Wakefield: | 0.6% (40) | | Massachusetts: | 4.0% (68,161) |
Railroad:
| Wakefield: | 0.3% (34) | | Massachusetts: | 1.6% (53,880) |
Railroad - Males:
| Wakefield: | 0.1% (10) | | Massachusetts: | 1.8% (30,030) |
Railroad - Females:
| Wakefield: | 0.4% (24) | | Massachusetts: | 1.5% (23,850) |
Bicycle:
| Wakefield: | 0.1% (12) | | Massachusetts: | 0.8% (26,363) |
Bicycle - Males:
| Wakefield: | 0.2% (12) | | Massachusetts: | 1.1% (18,899) |
Walked:
| Wakefield: | 2.1% (272) | | Massachusetts: | 4.6% (150,260) |
Walked - Males:
| Wakefield: | 1.7% (115) | | Massachusetts: | 4.3% (72,353) |
Walked - Females:
| Wakefield: | 2.5% (157) | | Massachusetts: | 4.8% (77,907) |
Other means:
| Wakefield: | 0.6% (82) | | Massachusetts: | 0.7% (24,471) |
Other means - Males:
| Wakefield: | 0.7% (51) | | Massachusetts: | 0.8% (14,075) |
Other means - Females:
| Wakefield: | 0.5% (31) | | Massachusetts: | 0.6% (10,396) |
| Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
| Wakefield: | 78.3% (10,211) | | Massachusetts: | 73.8% (2,290,258) |
Carpooled:
| Wakefield: | 6.9% (894) | | Massachusetts: | 9.0% (279,111) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Wakefield: | 0.6% (78) | | Massachusetts: | 2.9% (88,595) |
Streetcar or trolley car:
| Wakefield: | 0.2% (25) | | Massachusetts: | 0.4% (12,355) |
Subway or elevated:
| Wakefield: | 3.3% (428) | | Massachusetts: | 3.7% (113,857) |
Railroad:
| Wakefield: | 5.0% (655) | | Massachusetts: | 1.5% (46,263) |
Ferryboat:
| Wakefield: | 0.0% (6) | | Massachusetts: | 0.1% (3,125) |
Motorcycle:
| Wakefield: | 0.1% (11) | | Massachusetts: | 0.1% (1,604) |
Bicycle:
| Wakefield: | 0.1% (14) | | Massachusetts: | 0.4% (12,355) |
Walked:
| Wakefield: | 2.0% (256) | | Massachusetts: | 4.3% (134,566) |
Other means:
| Wakefield: | 0.4% (47) | | Massachusetts: | 0.5% (16,697) |
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Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| Wakefield: | 91.9% (10,211) | | Massachusetts: | 89.1% (2,290,258) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Wakefield: | 6.0% (664) | | Massachusetts: | 9.0% (230,437) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Wakefield: | 1.3% (147) | | Massachusetts: | 1.2% (30,222) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Wakefield: | 0.3% (33) | | Massachusetts: | 0.4% (9,342) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Wakefield: | 0.4% (44) | | Massachusetts: | 0.2% (5,269) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Wakefield: | 0.1% (6) | | Massachusetts: | 0.1% (3,841) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| Wakefield: | 67.1% (8,875) | | Massachusetts: | 66.8% (2,112,608) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Wakefield: | 70.1% (4,779) | | Massachusetts: | 69.6% (1,138,678) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Wakefield: | 64.0% (4,096) | | Massachusetts: | 63.8% (973,930) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Wakefield: | 3.0% (397) | | Massachusetts: | 2.7% (84,530) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Wakefield: | 4.3% (291) | | Massachusetts: | 3.9% (63,549) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Wakefield: | 1.7% (106) | | Massachusetts: | 1.4% (20,981) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Wakefield: | 9.7% (1,288) | | Massachusetts: | 10.5% (331,510) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Wakefield: | 5.5% (375) | | Massachusetts: | 6.9% (113,092) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Wakefield: | 14.3% (913) | | Massachusetts: | 14.3% (218,418) |
Local government workers:
| Wakefield: | 8.0% (1,052) | | Massachusetts: | 7.5% (236,879) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Wakefield: | 7.3% (496) | | Massachusetts: | 5.8% (95,434) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Wakefield: | 8.7% (556) | | Massachusetts: | 9.3% (141,445) |
State government workers:
| Wakefield: | 2.8% (365) | | Massachusetts: | 3.9% (122,041) |
State government workers - Males:
| Wakefield: | 2.8% (190) | | Massachusetts: | 3.6% (58,332) |
State government workers - Females:
| Wakefield: | 2.7% (175) | | Massachusetts: | 4.2% (63,709) |
Federal government workers:
| Wakefield: | 2.0% (263) | | Massachusetts: | 2.1% (66,653) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Wakefield: | 1.8% (123) | | Massachusetts: | 2.4% (39,214) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Wakefield: | 2.2% (140) | | Massachusetts: | 1.8% (27,439) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Wakefield: | 7.0% (922) | | Massachusetts: | 6.4% (201,219) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Wakefield: | 8.1% (549) | | Massachusetts: | 7.6% (124,649) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Wakefield: | 5.8% (373) | | Massachusetts: | 5.0% (76,570) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Wakefield: | 0.4% (55) | | Massachusetts: | 0.2% (5,647) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Wakefield: | 0.2% (13) | | Massachusetts: | 0.2% (2,587) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Wakefield: | 0.7% (42) | | Massachusetts: | 0.2% (3,060) |
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